Shaft mounting



Feb. 25, 1930. I WALKER I 1,748,156

SHAFT MOUNTING Filed Jan. 26, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l //W/vr0/ flu her? Walker Feb. 25 1930. H, WALKER 1,748,156

, SHAFT MOUNTING Filed Jan. 26, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES .p 'l'j-jN'l' OFFICE asunnnr wALxnn, or ROYAL 'oAx, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOB 'ro AMERICAN can AND roUNnaY Morons coMrA Y, or NEW YORK, N. 3., A CORPORATION or DELAWARE srIArr MoUNrING Application filed January 26, 1927. Serial No. 168,699.

Reference is had to the accompan 'ng drawings which illustrate the preferred orm of the invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof within the scope of the claim will occur to persons skilled in the art.

In said drawings:

Fig. 1 is ,a plan view illustrating the application of the invention to a frame or chassis; I

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of my im roved shaft mounting taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and having parts broken away.

Fig.- 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 33 of Figl 2, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view showmg a slightly modified embodiment of the invention.

My invention relates to shaft mouiiilzlilililgs, and more particularly to a brake or ar shaft mounting.

The invention has as its principal object the provision of a brake or similarshaft mountmg wherein the roller bearings are enclosed to retain lubricant therein and to exclude dirt or other foreign matter therefrom.

It is another object of this invention to provide a shaft mounting wherein the journal box may be attached directly to an automobile chassis or frame or bracketed from the latter.

A further object of this invention is to provide a shaft mounting which will ,compensate for disalinement incident to the springing of the shaft or from other causes.v

The invention also contemplates a shaft mounting of this character wherein the number of parts is comparatively small, and at the same t me the device is one of durability and is positive in operation.

Referrin now, more particularl drawings, ig. 1 shows a chassis the motor vehicle, the same Including the side frame members 5 and transverse members 6, said side frame and transverse members being of any desired construction. The hand an foot brake shafts are indicated at and10" respectively while 10 indicates generally -a master sha for controlling the shafts 10 to the ame of and 10"; the shaft 10 extending through the a web of side frame member 5 as clearly shown.

The invention particularly comprehends means for mounting the shafts 10,10 and 10, and referring vnow to Fig. 2, it can be seen that a journal box 11 is providedattached to the side frame member 5 by fastenjongs 12, the shaft 10 being journaled in said Roller bearings 13 are provided in'the journal box and have their ends received in retainer rings'l i. A suitable gasket and pack ing 15 and 16 respectively are interposed betweenthe inner endof the bearing 11 and the web of the channel member of the chassis. Received on the shaft 10 and abutting the outer end of the journal box 11v is a washer. 17 provided with an inwardly directed an nular flange 18 which embraces the end of the journal box.

A packing retainer '19, in the form of a circular plate or follower, is provided, which is mounted on the shaft 10; the latter extending through an opening'20 in said retainer. This retainer 19 is substantially of cup shape having a flanged portion 21 which is arranged substantially parallel to the flange 18. For limitin the position of-the retainer 19, the journal ox is provided with a circumferentialv shoulder 18 adjacent its end.-

It is apparent that the ment of parts just descri entrance of foreign matter between the disk 17 and the retainer 19 to the packing 21" is largely eliminated.

. Positioned on the shaft 10 and bearing against the hub 22 of a brake lever 23, or a collar, as the case may be, is a coil spring 30, theother end 9f which contacts wit theretainer 19, the KS ring, therefore, holding the retainer 19 pac 'ng 21 and washer, 17 m assembled relation preventing the discharge or leakage of lubricant from the'bearing, and also preventingcthe entrance of foreign matter thereinto. eferring now to Fig. 4 which discloses the specific mounting of the shafts 10. and 10", inasmuch as the mountings for these two shafts are identical 'a description of one will suflice for hot In this figure, the shaft 10' is mounted and extends between pgrticular arranged is such that the the opposed side frame members 5, and each end is received within a journal box identical in construction with the journal box 11 shown in Fig. 2, and hence also designated as H. The journal box shown in Fig. 4 is also provided with the washer'l7, retainer 19 and spring 30, all similar to these several parts heretofore mentioned with regard to fig 2. The box isfurther provided with a gasket and packing 15 and 16 respectively and with suitable bearings 13 retained in rings 14. In the modification shown in this figure, I provide a spacer 23 in the form of a ring interposedbetween the washer 17 and the ring 14 and thus define a space 19 for the reception of suitable lubricant. p

The drawings disclose the shaft 10 as shorter than the shafts 10 or 10 and for supporting the inner'end of the shaft 10 a bracket 24 is provided which is secured to one of the 1 transverse members 6 and to which the jour- 1 nal box 11 is attached.

What is claimed is: Ina device of the character described, a shaft, a support therefor, a journal box connected to said support, roller bearings between the shaft and journal box, a flanged disc closing an endpf the journal box, a cu shaped disc spaced from the first disc, pac 30 ing interposed between said discs, a stop. on

said shaft and a coil spring interposed between the stop and cup-shaped disc. v lr witness whereof I have hereunto set my han HUBERT WALKER. 

